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US expects boom in degradable plastics

08.02.2005 - US demand for degradable plastics is expected to grow by 13.7% per annum over the next three years, says Freedonia Group (www.freedoniagroup.com). The US research company forecasts demand to reach 168.000 tonnes in 2008, valued at $490 million (€372 million). A widening of applications will come...

Petcore announces new test results for recyclable barrier technologies

02.02.2005 - Petcore’s (www.petcore.org) Expert Evaluation Committee, which includes experts from a number of national collection agencies, gave full endorsement to: - Plasmax, a SiOx-coated barrier from SIG Corpoplast, for all applications - ActiTUF, an in-resin barrier technology from M&G, for coloured bottle...

Great Lakes completes phase-out of two flame retardants

28.01.2005 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (www.greatlakes.com) today confirmed that it voluntarily stopped production of penta- and octa- polybrominated diphenyl ether on December 31, 2004. The move, first announced by the company in November 2003, comes years ahead of legislative mandates and is a direct result...

Flexform: Natural Fiber Composites Used in More Than 1.5 Million Vehicles

27.01.2005 - FlexForm Technologies LLC (www.flexformtech.com), a North American leader in natural fiber composites (NFC), has gained widespread acceptance as a leading substrate supplier for automotive interior trim applications. FlexForm´s NFC products, which are formulated from a blend of natural fibers such as...

Ticona increases Price of its Poyester Products

26.01.2005 - Ticona (www.ticona.com), the technical polymers business of the Celanese Corporation, has announced it will increase the price of its polyester products Celanex® (PBT), Impet® (PET) und Vandar® (Thermoplastic Polyester-Blends). This increase is in addition to the one announced in Europe November 2004...

EuPR: New Plastics Recycling Directory published

13.01.2005 - EuPR, the European Plastics Recycling association (www.eupr.org), has released an updated version of its directory of European plastics Recyclers. This comprehensive directory lists more than 700 plastics recycling companies within Europe. These recycling companies are listed in alphabetical order by...

Seminar: Plastics bottle recycling

06.01.2005 - The annual APR (Association of Post Consumer Plastic Recyclers, 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22209 Tel. (703) 253-0605, Fax. (703) 253-0606 www.plasticsrecycling.org) Recycling Seminar will take place on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at the Sheraton Bal Harbor in Miami, Florida. APR is...

Dow Europe announces price increase for PRIMACOR copolymers

22.12.2004 - Dow Europe GmbH (www.dow.com) announced that it will increase the prices of all PRIMACOR* Copolymers by 120 Euro/MT effective January 1, 2005. PRIMACOR Copolymers are a family of specialty polyolefin resins produced by Dow that can be used in harsh packaging conditions. PRIMACOR Copolymers offer...

Great Lakes announces price increase for a range of polymer stabilizers

15.12.2004 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (www.pa.greatlakes.com) announced it will increase prices worldwide for a range of its polymer stabilizers, effective for shipments after January 1, 2005, or where contracts allow. Prices will increase for Great Lakes polymer stabilizer product groups as follows:...

Dow Increases Prices of Synthetic Rubber

13.12.2004 - Dow Europe GmbH announced today that it will increase the prices of its synthetic rubber products per January 1, 2005. The prices for all Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) and Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR) products will be raised by 150 Euro/MT.

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Adjusts Resin Prices

09.12.2004 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) (www.dupont.com) today announced a price increase of 0.15 Euro/kg for all grades of DuPont 20’s, DuPont Appeel®, DuPont Bynel®, DuPont Conpol®, DuPont Crystar®, DuPont Elvaloy®, DuPont Fusabond®, DuPont Nucrel®, DuPont Surlyn® and DuPont Selar® resins. These...

Dow Europe Announces Price Increase for Polyethylene and Polypropylene Resins

08.12.2004 - Polymer demand continues to be strong, while supply remains tight and inventory levels throughout the supply chain are low. Based on this situation, Dow Europe GmbH (www.dow.com) is announcing a price increase across the European region for all polyethylene and polypropylene resins. Effective January...

Degussa increases prices for Pigment Blacks and Pigment Black Preparations

08.12.2004 - Business Unit Advanced Fillers & Pigments will increase its prices for Pigment Blacks on average by 6% and for Pigment Black Preparations by 3% effective January 1st, 2005. Costs for raw materials, energy, labour and transportation have kept increasing and reached now an extent which Degussa (www.degussa.com)...

Dow: Price Raise on Extruded Polystyrene Foam across Europe

03.12.2004 - Dow Chemical will raise prices for all Building & Construction STYROFOAM* EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE products across Europe due to continued increases in raw materials. The current pricing of STYROFOAM products does not allow for sufficient margins due to continued increases in raw materials. Based on this...

Erema: Massive interest in recycling plastics at K 2004

30.11.2004 - The Austrian machine builder EREMA (www.erema.at) presented world-class plastics recycling technologies in Düsseldorf and was more than satisfied with its trade fair appearance. "With around 750 contacts, most of them from Europe and Asia, and around 40 % new potential customers, interest in our products...

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